The Soriya was a political party in the Imamate of Futa Jallon in what is now Guinea. Active from the mid-18th century, it supported the successors of the war leader Ibrahim Sori, first cousin of the jihad leader Karamoko Alfa .
It contended with a clerical group, the Alfaya, which supported the successors of Karamoko Alfa. The rivalry between the two groups continued into the 20th century in Guinea.
See also
Alfaya, political opponents of the Soriya Ibrahima Sori, king of the Imamate of Futa Jallon
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